Questions from Econometrics


Q: Suppose that a researcher, using wage data on 200 randomly selected

Suppose that a researcher, using wage data on 200 randomly selected male workers and 240 female workers, estimates the OLS regression where Wage is measured in dollars per hour and Male is a binary va...

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Q: Suppose a random sample of 100 25-year-old men

Suppose a random sample of 100 25-year-old men is selected from a population and their heights and weights are recorded. A regression of weight on height yields where Weight is measured in pounds and...

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Q: Read the box “The Economic Value of a Year of Education

Read the box “The Economic Value of a Year of Education: Homoskedasticity or Heteroskedasticity?”. Use the regression reported in Equation (5.23) to answer the foll...

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Q: In the 1980s, Tennessee conducted an experiment in which kindergarten students

In the 1980s, Tennessee conducted an experiment in which kindergarten students were randomly assigned to “regular” and “small” c...

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Q: Refer to the regression described in Exercise 5.5.

Refer to the regression described in Exercise 5.5. a. Do you think that the regression errors are plausibly homoskedastic? Explain. b. SE (^1) was computed using Equation. Suppose th...

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Q: Suppose (Yi, Xi) satisfy the least squares assumptions.

Suppose (Yi, Xi) satisfy the least squares assumptions. A random sample of size n = 250 is drawn and yields Y^ = 5.4 + 3.2X, R2 = 0.26, SER = 6.2. (3.1) (1.5) a. Test H0: 1 = 0 vs. H1: 1 ≠ 0 at the...

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Q: Suppose (Yi, Xi) satisfy the least squares assumptions in

Suppose (Yi, Xi) satisfy the least squares assumptions in Key Concept 4.3 and, in addition, ui is N (0, 2u) and is independent of Xi. A sample of size n = 30 yields where the numbers...

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Q: The random variable Y has a mean of 4 and a variance

The random variable Y has a mean of 4 and a variance of 1/9. Let Z = 3 (Y – 4). Find the mean and the variance of Z.

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Q: Consider the regression model Yi = Xi + ui, where

Consider the regression model Yi = Xi + ui, where ui and Xi satisfy the least squares assumptions. Let  denote an estimator of b that is constructed as  = Y>X, where Y and X are the sample means of...

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Q: Refer to the table of estimated regressions, computed using data for

Refer to the table of estimated regressions, computed using data for 2015 from the Current Population Survey. The data set consists of information on 7178 full-time, full-year workers. The highest edu...

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